"6 Elk and 9 Mule Deer w/ Alpha 1 Folder & never touched to sharpen it.""Even threw it in the dishwasher -texalium handle does just fine."

Mike M of Canyon Lake CA

— Mike M.

DiamondBlade knives will take and keep an edge like nothing else on the market. (Along with the PD1, DiamondBlade sent an elk antler that it had hacked hunks out of, and the edge was not dulled in the least. Try that with your cutlery).

— Field & Stream Magazine Awards selection committee comments

DiamondBlade's Friction Forged blades are probably the most significant legitimate improvement in the knife industry in over 40 years.

Almost 30 years ago - before the Alaska reality shows - before DiamondBlade - before Knives of Alaska, Master Big Game Guide Charles and Jody Allen were there, 100 miles from the nearest dirt road in remote S.E. Alaska. Living in Quonset hut style tents for six months at a time enduring brutal Alaska weather while building Alaska Expedition Co.’s “Driftwood Lodge”. Our full service hunting and fishing lodge and the northern field-test facility for both Knives of Alaska & DiamondBlade Knives.

The KOA mission, to build “finest quality outdoorsman’s knives” eventually led to the development of DiamondBlade’s patented Friction Forging process that created the finest, sharpest and longest lasting cutting edge of any knife in the world.

Alaska is where we finalize our prototype designs under the most rugged field tests possible, working on the some of the largest game animals in the world. All Knives of Alaska and DiamondBlade knives are subjected to the toughest field conditions.